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hagel. and to do that, we must end debate and invoke cloture. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president, first of all, i agree with a lot of what our distinguished chairman of the senate armed services committee has said. certainly senator hagel is -- he has a brilliant military career. mr. president, i look at my time in the army and his time in the army, and mine is very unimpressive. that isn't what the issue is here. and i do think it's interesting that in the debate we've had on the floor, all the time from the democrats has been talking about his military record, and nobody disagrees with that. that's a fact. but there are some things that have to come out because they are very, very significant. first of all, what we're going to vote on at noon today is the vote. there isn't any other vote. the vote after that is merely a simple majority, and that will be automatic. those who are expressing where they are on the hagel
hagel. and to do that, we must end debate and invoke cloture. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president, first of all, i agree with a lot of what our distinguished chairman of the senate armed services committee has said. certainly senator hagel is -- he has a brilliant military career. mr. president, i look at my time in the army and his time in the army, and mine is very unimpressive. that isn't what the issue is here. and i...
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so is chuck hagel. i find myself disagreeing with senator kerrey on occasion, but i think he is in the mainstream of thinking and will do a good job for the country. i don't vote against nominees very often. senator obama to me if we use this standard, i think we would all be in pretty good shape over here and vote a lot. the we're not. at the end of the day, it is just not the vote about the iranian revolutionary guard but a series of votes and statements that paid a unusually disturbing picture. there is the left lane in politics, the right man to man the middle-income and when it comes to some of the iranian israeli issues there is the chuck hagel lane. he is in the league of his own. there is nobody with this kind of a series of votes in the series of statements. it's is not one thing. i see dumb things every day. it is a series of things, a series of votes, and edge about him that makes many of us very unnerved about his selection to a time when the world is on fire. ferias a contagion will take th
so is chuck hagel. i find myself disagreeing with senator kerrey on occasion, but i think he is in the mainstream of thinking and will do a good job for the country. i don't vote against nominees very often. senator obama to me if we use this standard, i think we would all be in pretty good shape over here and vote a lot. the we're not. at the end of the day, it is just not the vote about the iranian revolutionary guard but a series of votes and statements that paid a unusually disturbing...
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he was -- senator hagel. there are some legitimate questions, information we haven't gathered we should have an opportunity to look at and people not only-on the committee should have a chance to review this nomination so the idea of waiting till after the break makes imminent sense and i think we'll have a better informed decision and debate should continue at least for that period of time. now, senator kerry was able to get out of committee and voted on the same day because all of us felt comfortable with john kerry even though we disagreed with his politics. i believe that john kerry is a good man. we on the opposite issues sometimes when it comes to iraq and initially syria, but i always thought he was in the mainstream of the debate. so he got 97 votes because we felt comfortable. you can tell that people on our side and some others quite frankly on if democratic party have expressed some discomfort. i would argue after the hearing there is more discomfort than there was before the hearing, that senator
he was -- senator hagel. there are some legitimate questions, information we haven't gathered we should have an opportunity to look at and people not only-on the committee should have a chance to review this nomination so the idea of waiting till after the break makes imminent sense and i think we'll have a better informed decision and debate should continue at least for that period of time. now, senator kerry was able to get out of committee and voted on the same day because all of us felt...
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senator hagel is a former enlisted soldier. he understands defense policy and the practice from the ground up. he is the leader we need as secretary of defense. he's experienced by any measure. like many of the people he'll lead in the pentagon, he's earned a combat infantryman's badge. and this is not something that is in the abstract. he has two purple hearts from combat service in vietnam. he still carries shrapnel in his body from his injuries. on any issue having to deal with the u.s. military, i have long valued the firsthand experience of chuck hagel. but this service alone is not are what makes him qualified. he's been a leader in the public and private sectors. he cofounded van guard cellular systems, a successful cellular carrier in the 1980's and 190's. he was president and c.e.o. and the chief operatin operating off the 1997g-7 summit. he served as president of an investment bank and is a two-term united states senator. clearly a qualified nominee. since his nomination was announced last month, some have questioned
senator hagel is a former enlisted soldier. he understands defense policy and the practice from the ground up. he is the leader we need as secretary of defense. he's experienced by any measure. like many of the people he'll lead in the pentagon, he's earned a combat infantryman's badge. and this is not something that is in the abstract. he has two purple hearts from combat service in vietnam. he still carries shrapnel in his body from his injuries. on any issue having to deal with the u.s....
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senator hagel's answer was no. senator hagel, like all of our nominees, has undergone a thorough f.b.i. background investigation. and senator inhofe and i reviewed the f.b.i. file. innuendo that senator hagel could somehow be hiding the fact that he's on the payroll of a foreign power is offensive to those of us who have served with him and is beneath the dignity of the united states senate. i ask unanimous consent that a series of letters in which certain senators requested additional financial disclosure and the letter that i responded with be made part of the record at this time. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: mr. president, the department of defense right now needs its new leader. its current leader who has done a great job has announced that he is leaving and has set a time for that departure. we face a budgetary challenge of immense proportions not just in the department of defense but in all of our agencies. our military is engaged in combat operations overseas. north korea
senator hagel's answer was no. senator hagel, like all of our nominees, has undergone a thorough f.b.i. background investigation. and senator inhofe and i reviewed the f.b.i. file. innuendo that senator hagel could somehow be hiding the fact that he's on the payroll of a foreign power is offensive to those of us who have served with him and is beneath the dignity of the united states senate. i ask unanimous consent that a series of letters in which certain senators requested additional...
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this vote is the vote on chuck hagel. it's not on procedure or anything. on chuck hagel. i retain the balance of my time. >> senator from michigan. >> what time does the majority have? >> 17 minutes remain for the majority. and three minutes for the minority. >>. >> five minutes senate from illinois. >> senator from illinois. >> madam president, this is rare. twice in the history of the senate have we had a filibuster involving a nominee for a cabinet position. twice. especially disappointing about this as it was just a few weeks ago we came together on a bipartisan basis and said we're not going this anymore. we're going try to work together. we're going try to avoid the filibuster and here we have sadly an historic filibuster over an appointment of a former united states senator, chuck hagel, republican of nebraska, as secretary of defense. i know, there's controversy social associated with the nomination. i know, chuck hagel. i served with him. we served together in the united states senate. no question in my mind the president made a good choice. i'll also tell you ne
this vote is the vote on chuck hagel. it's not on procedure or anything. on chuck hagel. i retain the balance of my time. >> senator from michigan. >> what time does the majority have? >> 17 minutes remain for the majority. and three minutes for the minority. >>. >> five minutes senate from illinois. >> senator from illinois. >> madam president, this is rare. twice in the history of the senate have we had a filibuster involving a nominee for a cabinet...
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chuck hagel, chuck hagel's wife grew up in mississippi. kinfolk still there. presumably they wonder why i can't support their kinsman. mr. chairman, you say we need a secretary of defense, and we do. the action today by north korea in the streets that. what's going on in iran demonstrate that. but we need the right secretary of defense. and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him at the beginning of his term as secretary of defense come in here at the end of the term, i'm just as proud. mr. chairman, i would be delighted and eager to vote for you for confirmation for secretary of defense. i would do that without hesitation. i would've voted for senator warner, senator nunn. clearly senator hagel brought the right people with him, but we need the right secretary of defense, and chuck hagel is not the right secretary of defense for this time. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that we reject a policy of co
chuck hagel, chuck hagel's wife grew up in mississippi. kinfolk still there. presumably they wonder why i can't support their kinsman. mr. chairman, you say we need a secretary of defense, and we do. the action today by north korea in the streets that. what's going on in iran demonstrate that. but we need the right secretary of defense. and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him...
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and tom hagel. both volunteered to go to war and fought in the same army infantry unit. in our year of war, daniel bolger accounts the journey from middle america to vietnam at the height of the war and then home again. as we observed the 50th 50th anniversary of the war, the privilege to hear from these two eye witnesses. the author, daniel bolger, served in the u.s. army for 35 years. retiring at a lieutenant general and command troop inside both afghanistan and iraq, earning five star madals, one for valor. he is a contributing editor for army magazine and the author of eight other books and currently teaches history after north carolina state university. chuck hagel has long served our country. he was the secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015, and before that a u.s. senate from his home state of nebraska. during the vietnam war, he served in combat as a sergeant in the u.s. army and earned two purple hearts. this combat infantrymon and the vietnam yes cross gallantry. he walk as a congressional
and tom hagel. both volunteered to go to war and fought in the same army infantry unit. in our year of war, daniel bolger accounts the journey from middle america to vietnam at the height of the war and then home again. as we observed the 50th 50th anniversary of the war, the privilege to hear from these two eye witnesses. the author, daniel bolger, served in the u.s. army for 35 years. retiring at a lieutenant general and command troop inside both afghanistan and iraq, earning five star...
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>> ask chuck hagel. right? poor chuck hagel. gets nominated, as a crappy confirmation process by his former colleagues are all over him. and then for a lot of complicated reasons ends up spending a lot of time inside the administration. confirmation regard opportunity to bash over the administration's policy. even if the next president wants to send a message by taking some across the aisle i would expect the expense to be a lot more like chuck hagel's experience and a lot less like norm's experience. >> i think again this is a situation where in a matter which of the two nominees is elected. in clinton's case, you have seen, she has coveted the fact number of republicans have come over to support her campaign, mostly in protest to donald trump's existence as a mommy so the kids are ready-made batch. either potential nominees for cabinet posts released a
>> ask chuck hagel. right? poor chuck hagel. gets nominated, as a crappy confirmation process by his former colleagues are all over him. and then for a lot of complicated reasons ends up spending a lot of time inside the administration. confirmation regard opportunity to bash over the administration's policy. even if the next president wants to send a message by taking some across the aisle i would expect the expense to be a lot more like chuck hagel's experience and a lot less like...
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secretary hagel? >> the fy15 budget we'll present earl next year will reflect the reality of whatever the situation is. i don't know if between now and next february if they worked hair on it, both parties, president has. >> that's why we're surprised when it didn't reflect this time around, but happy to hear it reflects the law of the land next time around. you know, last month, the addition of 15 additional intercepters will be deployed to alaska as reaction to the provocations we've had from north korea. this brings the numbers of alaska to the number of originally planned during the bush administration, i believe, later we deuced by president obama. i have a question to you about this. was the russian government consulted or informed that the united states was considering this decision before the decision was made, and if so, when did that occur? >> the answer is not to my knowledge. it was not russian government who was not consulted in any way, and it was not that decision, that policy was not d
secretary hagel? >> the fy15 budget we'll present earl next year will reflect the reality of whatever the situation is. i don't know if between now and next february if they worked hair on it, both parties, president has. >> that's why we're surprised when it didn't reflect this time around, but happy to hear it reflects the law of the land next time around. you know, last month, the addition of 15 additional intercepters will be deployed to alaska as reaction to the provocations...
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i love chuck hagel and all of that. he's made great sacrifices in the surface, but anyone who joins the group that says we want to have a nuclear free world sounds so good, but you don't lead by example. you don't say we're going to do away with tears because they may know china and russia and north korea and iran are all going to do away with the capabilities. so that's one of the objections i have two chuck hagel, his nomination. >> host: u.s.a. to the papers he would reach a filibuster against his nomination. it looks according to the "baltimore sun" that all circuits are democrats and two of your colleagues are also going to support his nomination. in in fact it can be 60. >> guest: let me correct your first spirit are not filibustering. i have to do is demand a 60-vote margin. i'm doing that. in fact, almost all controversial appointments. cabinet level appointments end up with a 60-vote margin. yeah, you may be right. they may be right there and if so you'll see people change their votes so they can be in the prev
i love chuck hagel and all of that. he's made great sacrifices in the surface, but anyone who joins the group that says we want to have a nuclear free world sounds so good, but you don't lead by example. you don't say we're going to do away with tears because they may know china and russia and north korea and iran are all going to do away with the capabilities. so that's one of the objections i have two chuck hagel, his nomination. >> host: u.s.a. to the papers he would reach a filibuster...
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ladies and gentlemen, please welcome daniel chuck hagel an tom hagel. [applause] >> thanks very much for that kind introduction, and thank you ladies and gentlemen for coming the on this rainy election day. to spend some time talking with the hague pl brothers, and to my right, chuck hagel and to his right is brother tom to start off i would like to ask both of these gentleman 50 years ago, november 7th, 1967, where were you? [inaudible conversations] no, not 1967, '67. i can't remember that far back. well no -- we were in california -- where did he go? both in oregon and i was getting ready to leave to go to fort dickson, new jersey because i had orders to go to germany, and you're finishing right -- we were many advance infantry training. and i followed chuck all the way u through. i was about what four, six weeks behind you this training cycle both in the basic training and then infantry training. where did you do your basic training? >> in el paso. hot lovely place. if you like desert. yeah. >> fort bliss there's a reason they call it police. everyb
ladies and gentlemen, please welcome daniel chuck hagel an tom hagel. [applause] >> thanks very much for that kind introduction, and thank you ladies and gentlemen for coming the on this rainy election day. to spend some time talking with the hague pl brothers, and to my right, chuck hagel and to his right is brother tom to start off i would like to ask both of these gentleman 50 years ago, november 7th, 1967, where were you? [inaudible conversations] no, not 1967, '67. i can't remember...
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secretary hagel, welcome back to this committee. and secretary hagel, i wanted to ask you questions about the furlough. the navy is reporting that with a recent passage of defense appropriations bills it has the financial resources to avoid furloughing the 200 navy and marine corps. civilian including thousand from my home state of north carolina. recently a pentagon spokesman state that the current plan is to implement civilian furlough with rough consistency across the department so i remain committed to replacing sequestration the balance long-term approach that can give certainty not only to the department of defense but the department to businesses and obviously men and women serving our nation. and until this problem is fixed, i'm concerned about unnecessary furlough. vis urloughing civilianrt term employee they would be outweighed by the long-term drop in readiness. for example, the laying maintenance like that performed at frc east at cherry point, would likely result in additional cost when the backlog would be eventually a
secretary hagel, welcome back to this committee. and secretary hagel, i wanted to ask you questions about the furlough. the navy is reporting that with a recent passage of defense appropriations bills it has the financial resources to avoid furloughing the 200 navy and marine corps. civilian including thousand from my home state of north carolina. recently a pentagon spokesman state that the current plan is to implement civilian furlough with rough consistency across the department so i remain...
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we were speaking about this particular african hagel's --- this particular aspect of hagel's view. a consolation got prize. he wanted her to be secretary of state. a number of senators came out against her being secretary of state, so the president decided to make her national security adviser, which would not require a confirmation, but that does not mean she was necessarily ideally suited for it. there are questions about her temperament, certain address ability, certain inability to reach out. you hear complaints about people house armed services committee saying he cannot even get a meeting with her after he sent timely with foreign leaders in the mideast, so there is a sense that the coordination job, the job of outreach both to the hill and other agencies like the dod, and in terms of consulting is, fory, whether it example, the decision on what to do about the authorization for the use of military force in iraq, which is still sort of midstream rainouight now. one of the things i was told, and i reported in that piece, is susan rice wrote a letter to john boehner saying the
we were speaking about this particular african hagel's --- this particular aspect of hagel's view. a consolation got prize. he wanted her to be secretary of state. a number of senators came out against her being secretary of state, so the president decided to make her national security adviser, which would not require a confirmation, but that does not mean she was necessarily ideally suited for it. there are questions about her temperament, certain address ability, certain inability to reach...
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chuck hagel. >> good afternoon, everyone. michelle and i, as some of you [applause] >> thank you. >> that is enough. thank you. actually i think we can all go home now. mr. president, thank you. i am very grateful to you for many reasons. first, thank you for being here today. i know the kind of schedule that you have been on and the length of the trip the intensity of those visits and the make this effort today means an awful lot. thank you. i want to also thank you for giving me the honor of serving you, and the american people as secretary of defense. i will always be grateful for that opportunity. and mr. president, thank you for your strong leadership at a very difficult time. a difficult time in our world that requires wise, steady careful leadership. you have and you are providing that leadership and i have been very proud to serve with you in the senate in particular over the last few years as your secretary of defense. vice president biden thank you as well for being here today. i have not forgotten some of the stori
chuck hagel. >> good afternoon, everyone. michelle and i, as some of you [applause] >> thank you. >> that is enough. thank you. actually i think we can all go home now. mr. president, thank you. i am very grateful to you for many reasons. first, thank you for being here today. i know the kind of schedule that you have been on and the length of the trip the intensity of those visits and the make this effort today means an awful lot. thank you. i want to also thank you for...
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secretary hagel? the 2015 budget we will next present early next year will reflect the reality of whatever the situation is i don't know if between now and next february, if the congress and the president are able to come together with a deficit redpux plan. i know, the congress worked hard on it both parties. the president has. i know, everyone is hopeful. as you suggest the law of the land is the law of the land. that will be the budget that is presented. >> okay. that's great. that's why we are surprised when it didn't reflect this time around. i'm happy to hear it will reflect the law of the land next time around. mr. secretary, last month the edition of the -- addition of the fief teen additional ground based intercepters will be deployed to alaska as a reaction to the provocation we had from north korea. this brings the number of gbi in alaska to the number originally planned during the bush administration with president obama. i have a question for you with the russian government consulted or i
secretary hagel? the 2015 budget we will next present early next year will reflect the reality of whatever the situation is i don't know if between now and next february, if the congress and the president are able to come together with a deficit redpux plan. i know, the congress worked hard on it both parties. the president has. i know, everyone is hopeful. as you suggest the law of the land is the law of the land. that will be the budget that is presented. >> okay. that's great. that's...
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issues introduced by former nebraska senator hagel. [applause] >> ,, thank you and thank you for your leadership and many contributions to the german partnership. i also want to take knowledge those who are here tonight to have contributed so much in some anyways to this very important relationship including some of america's former ambassadors to the federal republic of germany and many distinguished leaders present and former in the government of the federal republic of germany and to each of our distinguished guests tonight who are here to acknowledge your leadership chancellor merkel, and also to thank you for what you have meant to this partnership in the larger transatlantic alliance and i am personally privileged and very honored and that i have been asked to be included in and play a role in this evening's events so thank you and to all who to continue to show leadership in this institution which is relevant today as it has ever been. excepting the prestigious eric m. warburg award, the first to be presented in the united state
issues introduced by former nebraska senator hagel. [applause] >> ,, thank you and thank you for your leadership and many contributions to the german partnership. i also want to take knowledge those who are here tonight to have contributed so much in some anyways to this very important relationship including some of america's former ambassadors to the federal republic of germany and many distinguished leaders present and former in the government of the federal republic of germany and to...
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i've seen the wisdom and advice of our leaders, such as chuck hagel, and general dempsey. wisdom that we need on the senate and the house of representatives. as to how to prevail and to win when we go to battle, but also how to deter and to avoid where that is possible and consistent with our nation's interests. to deter and to avoid the battles which cause so much destruction but at times are so necessary. i've seen what american power can do. and the extraordinary achievements that american power can give us. but i've also learned the limits of our power and understand those limits. i've seen the loyalty of our men and women in uniform to each other as well as to this country. and to the determination that they have, that they will not leave a buddy behind. no matter what the circumstances, and even though that buddy may have done some things which appear to be less than what your standards are, it makes no difference. the loyalty or men and women have to each other is so fierce, that determination is so great, it should be an inspiration to every american. the courage o
i've seen the wisdom and advice of our leaders, such as chuck hagel, and general dempsey. wisdom that we need on the senate and the house of representatives. as to how to prevail and to win when we go to battle, but also how to deter and to avoid where that is possible and consistent with our nation's interests. to deter and to avoid the battles which cause so much destruction but at times are so necessary. i've seen what american power can do. and the extraordinary achievements that american...
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brothers and today we are privileged to hear from two vietnam veterans who are comrades and brothers chuck hagel and tom haeckel both volunteered to go to the war and fought in the same army infantry unit. from middle america to the vietnam war and then home again. as we observed we are privileged to hear from the two eyewitnesses. retiring as a lieutenant general commanded troops both in afghanistan and iraq earning a five star medals in combat action badge as a contributing editor for the magazine and the author of eight other books. he currently teaches history at north carolina state university. he was the secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015 and beforend that, a u.s. senator from his home state ofeb nebraska. during the vietnam war, he served in combat as the army and earned two purple hearts in the combat infantry badge and vietnamese gallantry. after graduating from the university of nebraska at omaha he worked as a staff assistant, cofounded vanguard cellular and served as the head of the administration and became president and chief executive officer of the uss zero. he was the author
brothers and today we are privileged to hear from two vietnam veterans who are comrades and brothers chuck hagel and tom haeckel both volunteered to go to the war and fought in the same army infantry unit. from middle america to the vietnam war and then home again. as we observed we are privileged to hear from the two eyewitnesses. retiring as a lieutenant general commanded troops both in afghanistan and iraq earning a five star medals in combat action badge as a contributing editor for the...
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again, secretary hagel mentioned of those. it's been six months since the tragic events of september 16 last year when we lost members of our dod family. in our view it's unacceptable to have another event such as that occur. we are committed to reducing the risk of insider threat across the defense department and look forward to working hard putting our best efforts for to do so, and look forward to your questions. with that i'll turn it over to paul stockton for a short summary of the independent panel. thanks. as mentioned, the second appointed retired admiral eric olson in me to conduct an independent review of some of these same issues come and take a bigger picture look at the challenges of reinventing the security glitch processed into united states. we started out by making the argument, and i urge you to get a copy of the report, because i'm open to talk about it in the barest overview terms today, the department of defense should replace the underlying premise behind installation and personnel security. for decades,
again, secretary hagel mentioned of those. it's been six months since the tragic events of september 16 last year when we lost members of our dod family. in our view it's unacceptable to have another event such as that occur. we are committed to reducing the risk of insider threat across the defense department and look forward to working hard putting our best efforts for to do so, and look forward to your questions. with that i'll turn it over to paul stockton for a short summary of the...
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senator hagel does not see it that way. he repeatedly voted against sanctions legislation, even opposing those aimed at their iranian revolutionary guard corps which at the time was killing our troops in iraq. he has long argued against sanctions imposed by the united states absent an international judgment by others that we are doing the right thing. he has not seen the connection between american firmness, determination and leadership and international acquiescence. it is his instinct to give a veto to brussels or paris or even moscow or beijing. i cannot support a secretary of defense who shows such deference. senator hagel agreed publicly that the united states is a bully. i assume that our reliance on unilateral sanctions when necessary may tp*eut his definition -- may fit his definition of bully. i cannot possibly agree. a third track of a comprehensive approach to this crucial problem is open discussion of an early preparation for military options. it has become increasingly clear over the past several years that dip
senator hagel does not see it that way. he repeatedly voted against sanctions legislation, even opposing those aimed at their iranian revolutionary guard corps which at the time was killing our troops in iraq. he has long argued against sanctions imposed by the united states absent an international judgment by others that we are doing the right thing. he has not seen the connection between american firmness, determination and leadership and international acquiescence. it is his instinct to give...
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i served with chuck hagel. he is a conservative republican representing the ultra liberal state of nebraska. he served with distinction in the united states senate as a senator, served on the foreign relations committee, armed services committee, intelligence committee. he's a man of quality, a man of courage. not just being able to come and give a speech here on the senate floor. during the vietnam war, he volunteered to go into combat. that's what he chose to do. because he thought it was the patriotic thing to do for his country, our country. and his family felt that way. he and his brother went togeth together. they didn't go to push pencils. they carried rifles, had strapped to their sides grenad grenades. he was wounded twice. he's an enlisted man. he didn't walk around ordering people to do things. people were ordering him around what to do. except when it came to his brother, who he saved his brother's life in combat in vietnam. and they are filibustering him. that's what they're doing. i'm going to go
i served with chuck hagel. he is a conservative republican representing the ultra liberal state of nebraska. he served with distinction in the united states senate as a senator, served on the foreign relations committee, armed services committee, intelligence committee. he's a man of quality, a man of courage. not just being able to come and give a speech here on the senate floor. during the vietnam war, he volunteered to go into combat. that's what he chose to do. because he thought it was the...
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major improvements have been made including those made already by secretary hagel. the challenge here is that the threat continues to intensify. that is, we have inside the perimeter cyber threats, connectic threats that we have not historically in the department of defense structured our policies and programs to handle. we need and continue to strengthen those insider security initiatives in order to match -- in order to exceed efforts by our adversaries to attack us from within. >> cyber threats are important, and here's a classic example, bob. as the department of defense, department of homeland security, and other federal departments make sure that their perimeter's secure, against sql and other forms of cyber attack gettings stronger, then the incentives grow for adversaries to attack from within. >> thank you. >> "wall street journal, probably for mother sell. can you explain how this continuous evaluation process would work? does this afghanistan everybody with any kind of security clearance? is it going to be the kind of thing where someone gets a restrainin
major improvements have been made including those made already by secretary hagel. the challenge here is that the threat continues to intensify. that is, we have inside the perimeter cyber threats, connectic threats that we have not historically in the department of defense structured our policies and programs to handle. we need and continue to strengthen those insider security initiatives in order to match -- in order to exceed efforts by our adversaries to attack us from within. >>...
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please welcome chuck hagel. the 24th secretary of defense. [ applause ] >> should i put that on for the presentation? jane, thank you. i am always overwhelmed in your presence and now you have outdone yourself. by the way, the corn huskers will have a better season. thank you, jane, and thank you for the wilson center for what you do for our country and world affairs and bringing thoughtful analysis to these tough issues. the world is complicated. it isn't getting any less complicated. nor is it getting any less dangerous. so your continued contributions and leadership as well as this institution are very valuable and important parts to all of your global efforts to find peaceful, wise resolutions to these difficult problems. it is good to see my friends on the panel and thanks for your continued contributions as well. and for those here who have been in the analysis and writing and thinking business for many years, thank you, and now is no time to stop. we are going to need everybody now more than every in our
please welcome chuck hagel. the 24th secretary of defense. [ applause ] >> should i put that on for the presentation? jane, thank you. i am always overwhelmed in your presence and now you have outdone yourself. by the way, the corn huskers will have a better season. thank you, jane, and thank you for the wilson center for what you do for our country and world affairs and bringing thoughtful analysis to these tough issues. the world is complicated. it isn't getting any less complicated....
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earlier this month, defense secretary chuck hagel said there are more than 100 u.s. citizens with passports fighting for the terrorist group. he went on to say there may be more, we don't know. the secretary of defense. secretary hagel, who will testify tomorrow before the armed services committee, has called isis -- quote -- "an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it's in iraq or anywhere else." unquote. shait john kerry has expressed similar alarm, saying -- quote -- "the wickedness it represents must be destroyed." unquote. i agree. but if these statements are true, then we should respond to them aggressively. like secretary hagel and secretary kerry, the american public is concerned about the threat of isis to the united states. a new report by the rurnl and nbc news says nearly seven in ten americans believe military action against isis in iraq and syria is in our national interest. americans are ready for a bold international strategy to confront these terrorists whose ruthless campaign of terror and ethnic cleansing have survived too long. these
earlier this month, defense secretary chuck hagel said there are more than 100 u.s. citizens with passports fighting for the terrorist group. he went on to say there may be more, we don't know. the secretary of defense. secretary hagel, who will testify tomorrow before the armed services committee, has called isis -- quote -- "an imminent threat to every interest we have, whether it's in iraq or anywhere else." unquote. shait john kerry has expressed similar alarm, saying -- quote --...
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one quick question to you, secretary hagel. been reading your testimony about what the coalition partners are going to do, i have no idea specifically what we are asking of them aren't what we can expect. they have expressed their willingness. it indicated their readiness. they want to help to do their share, begin making commitments, take measures to suppress the flow. i have no idea, based on your testimony, what our coalition partners are expected to do or even what we want them to do. >> senator, my intent was not to give you that inventory this morning and go through that, first of all -- >> are you able to? >> we can do that privately in closed session with a number of countries. that's what we are doing right now. we are in the process of doing that right now. as i mentioned over the last two weeks we've been building the coalition. we have been organizing the coalition. general alan's main job as i noted in my testimony is doing that right now. he's meeting with the president this morning. we have all finalized that eff
one quick question to you, secretary hagel. been reading your testimony about what the coalition partners are going to do, i have no idea specifically what we are asking of them aren't what we can expect. they have expressed their willingness. it indicated their readiness. they want to help to do their share, begin making commitments, take measures to suppress the flow. i have no idea, based on your testimony, what our coalition partners are expected to do or even what we want them to do....
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secretary hagel, i have three questions. if you can answer them yes or no, and then if you need an explanation. first of all, with possible delays in the f-35 procurement, do you believe the navy and the air force have budgeted sufficient funds to maintain the necessary strike fighter inventory to meet the national military requirement, the national military strategy requirements? >> we, i do. -- yes, i do. >> with regard to the national guard, in your opinion and given the current restrained budget atmosphere we know we're in, can we continue to adequately resource and equip the national guard and reserve component as an operational force, or do you feel like you're going to be in a position where you have to revert back to the strategic reserve model? >> well, the way i would answer it, i think the national guard and reserves are key components of our military force structure and will continue to be. and i think that, i think that has become quite obvious the last few years. and without going into a long oration of this, m
secretary hagel, i have three questions. if you can answer them yes or no, and then if you need an explanation. first of all, with possible delays in the f-35 procurement, do you believe the navy and the air force have budgeted sufficient funds to maintain the necessary strike fighter inventory to meet the national military requirement, the national military strategy requirements? >> we, i do. -- yes, i do. >> with regard to the national guard, in your opinion and given the current...
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please give a round of applause to the chuck hagel family. [applause] [applause] >> on this day in history 55 years ago today, the dallas cowboys and the national football league. as a giants fan i consider this a day of great sadness. but this historical note is timely with the super bowl coming up in just a few days. many of you probably don't know that long before he volunteered to serve in the army secretary chuck hagel had aspirations to play football himself. not to dallas cowboys, of course, he wanted to play for the university of nebraska cornhuskers. sports can teach many valuable lessons and in that same grain, teddy roosevelt talked about the principle to follow is this. hit the line hard don't foul and don't shirk. but hit the line hard. that is certainly the principle that secretary hagel learned in columbus nebraska. and how he had the line hard as the secretary of defense. he worked to ensure that their forces with everything that they needed in order to conduct their missions in afghanistan and around the globe. as new challen
please give a round of applause to the chuck hagel family. [applause] [applause] >> on this day in history 55 years ago today, the dallas cowboys and the national football league. as a giants fan i consider this a day of great sadness. but this historical note is timely with the super bowl coming up in just a few days. many of you probably don't know that long before he volunteered to serve in the army secretary chuck hagel had aspirations to play football himself. not to dallas cowboys,...
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but they turned another matter of concern to secretary hagel. he has made it clear in his meetings in no uncertain terms the department and senior leadership that eliminating sexual assault from the military is one of his top priorities. he believes that sexual basalt is a serious crime that has no place in the department and he will not tolerate it. feel subleased any member of the military combat data sexual assault, no matter bangor position must be held appropriately accountable. concerns were raised on to every try 6060 convening convening authority and legal matter involving an air force attendant colonel exercises article lx authority and dismissed the court-martial conviction and the resulting sentence for sexual basalt on an officer. secretary hagel has directed two separate reviews to ensure the military justice system is protecting the times of sexual assault as well as justice for the accused. first, secretary has directed the secretary of the air force in coordination with the general counsel to immediately review this case to asses
but they turned another matter of concern to secretary hagel. he has made it clear in his meetings in no uncertain terms the department and senior leadership that eliminating sexual assault from the military is one of his top priorities. he believes that sexual basalt is a serious crime that has no place in the department and he will not tolerate it. feel subleased any member of the military combat data sexual assault, no matter bangor position must be held appropriately accountable. concerns...
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signed, chuck hagel, secretary of defense. the department of defense medal for distinguished public service awarded to the honorable howard p. "buck" mckeon for distinguished public service as a member of the united states house of representatives from january 1993 to january 2015. and as chairman, ranking member and member of the house armed services committee from january 1995 to january 2015. with uncommon devotion and steadfast leadership, congressman mckeon was an unwavering proponent for national defense and dedicated champion for the members of armed services deeply committed to protecting the nation's security. he led the committee's efforts to fund critical military operations worldwide and initiated the first overhaul of acquisition in years which helped shape the force to more capably meet the complex challenges of the threats of the 21st century. congress matching mckeon' -- congressman mckeon's onyielding dedication to support and protect key readiness programs and provide enhancements to troop force protection eq
signed, chuck hagel, secretary of defense. the department of defense medal for distinguished public service awarded to the honorable howard p. "buck" mckeon for distinguished public service as a member of the united states house of representatives from january 1993 to january 2015. and as chairman, ranking member and member of the house armed services committee from january 1995 to january 2015. with uncommon devotion and steadfast leadership, congressman mckeon was an unwavering...
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hagel's predecessor that probably fared better in the job and secretary hagel and understood cyber threats by the way. i think a lot of this which is captured by the agency and in the white house probably needed to get more involved as the gatekeeper of the national security adviser setting these policies. i talk about obama kicking off in the east room of the white house in 2009 and making it a priority and it is. but then i feel like the energy slipped a bit away from the white house so the political momentum is coming from there but the bureaucratic engine of it was over this other agency and i think now you need to take some of that authority back. >> you mentioned our water systems and the electric grid. can you say some more about the internet of things and other systems that might be on it like for instance do they really run the mets are off the internet? >> the internet of things, every device is connected to the network. your appliances, your phone the air traffic control system. i don't know specifically whether metro is run via the internet but it absolutely could be. it create
hagel's predecessor that probably fared better in the job and secretary hagel and understood cyber threats by the way. i think a lot of this which is captured by the agency and in the white house probably needed to get more involved as the gatekeeper of the national security adviser setting these policies. i talk about obama kicking off in the east room of the white house in 2009 and making it a priority and it is. but then i feel like the energy slipped a bit away from the white house so the...
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so hagel said either he goes or i go. he went. that was pretty tough. i got a lot of respect for this guy. but at the confirmation hearings, you're taking money from the north koreans and -- he gave a speech at rutgers with an iranian american professor and you're in cahoots -- horrible, horrible stuff. cart are is not going to have any problem because the republicans like him. why won't it cause problems? you took money from north korea, center hag until carter recommended bombing them in 2005. is that who you want? well, maybe some people do. but if you didn't want to get him in, those are things that you could use. so, i think it was, well, we're going to shake things up, to show you that we're not just going to keep going, so we threw him under the bus. and i got to tell you, it was the worse handled resignation i have ever seen. you're going to fire somebody, you better have the other person picked. not only did they not have it. then they listed people, all of whom turned it down. that why i used the colt mccoy analogy. everybody turned it down. i
so hagel said either he goes or i go. he went. that was pretty tough. i got a lot of respect for this guy. but at the confirmation hearings, you're taking money from the north koreans and -- he gave a speech at rutgers with an iranian american professor and you're in cahoots -- horrible, horrible stuff. cart are is not going to have any problem because the republicans like him. why won't it cause problems? you took money from north korea, center hag until carter recommended bombing them in...
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hagel. i'll give you a couple of ways of going at it. is there something that hagel should have done, could have done, or is it just too much nsa, and then that leads to the question of the next defense secretary and the senate and changes in congress, republicans taking the senate, new chairman in the house. what would you advise them to do, what kind of policy issues should they be focusing on? >> yeah. i do think in general there's too much authority and leadership on the issue vested in the national security agency. we do have this new organization, it's about four years old now, called u.s. cyber command, and it's meant to be a combatant command like central command which is running the war in iraq and afghanistan. i think that if you're going to start talking about cyber operations and warfare and integrating that into military doctrine, that should be run by a military organization, not by an intelligence agency. now, the nsa is also a military organization, it's a military intelligen
hagel. i'll give you a couple of ways of going at it. is there something that hagel should have done, could have done, or is it just too much nsa, and then that leads to the question of the next defense secretary and the senate and changes in congress, republicans taking the senate, new chairman in the house. what would you advise them to do, what kind of policy issues should they be focusing on? >> yeah. i do think in general there's too much authority and leadership on the issue vested...
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i want to ask secretary hagel a question. number one, secretary had not a -- panetta did make it a priority, that have been pushing for and i hope again you will continue that effort as for dealing with budget issues and it's fair and auditability will help that cause. second way on export controls, to try and simplify the system of export controls for defense manufacturing industrial base who are under a lot of pressure. things like dolphin helicopter parts of engine parts restricted because it outdated regulations needs to be changed. a good progress recently and i hope under your leadership that effort will continue. the last point is the budget document tries to have 2021. the timeframe of the budget control act that the 2005 budget rack will not generate net savings for 13 years? no prior brac has been able to do that in less than six years. that's just a case. there may be reasons, but doing it in the context of the budget control act for a lot of us does not work. you made your visit to afghanistan and i complement geo
i want to ask secretary hagel a question. number one, secretary had not a -- panetta did make it a priority, that have been pushing for and i hope again you will continue that effort as for dealing with budget issues and it's fair and auditability will help that cause. second way on export controls, to try and simplify the system of export controls for defense manufacturing industrial base who are under a lot of pressure. things like dolphin helicopter parts of engine parts restricted because...
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please welcome chuck hagel the 24th secretary of defense. [applause] >> should i put that on for the presentation? jane, thank you. i'm always overwhelmed her company but now you have outdone yourself with the special nebraska cornhuskers scarf and by the way the cornhuskers will have a better season this year. thank you. thank you jane and thanks to the wilson center for what you continue to do for our country and world affairs to bring thoughtful analysis and leadership to these tough issues the world is complicated as we all know. it's not getting any less complicated nor is it getting any less dangerous. your continued contributions and leadership as well as the substitution are very valuable and important parts to all of our efforts overall efforts to find peaceful, wise resolutions to these difficult problems. to my friends here who are on the panel that size good to see you and thanks for your continued contributions as well. and for those here who have been in this business of analysis and thinking and writing for many years thank yo
please welcome chuck hagel the 24th secretary of defense. [applause] >> should i put that on for the presentation? jane, thank you. i'm always overwhelmed her company but now you have outdone yourself with the special nebraska cornhuskers scarf and by the way the cornhuskers will have a better season this year. thank you. thank you jane and thanks to the wilson center for what you continue to do for our country and world affairs to bring thoughtful analysis and leadership to these tough...
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i know secretary hagel believes that that is exactly what we did but that was three years ago. to a degree the iraqi government has to speak to the proficiency of their armed forces. yes we have a small repair who has stayed at the embassy help advise-and-assist but it's not an overt act of training mission we got them through what we believe was inappropriate level of competency in 2011 and obviously the threats have changed too clearly but as i said earlier this is a sovereign country. these are sovereign armed forces and while we are going to tee up options for the president to consider for a near-term break in this momentum ultimately over the long-term this is the responsibility of iraq, iraq's government, iraq's people in their security forces. >> did the u.s. have requested the iraqi government some sort of inventory assessment of the equipment that was seized by these people and how important this could be in order to prepare? >> i'm not aware of any inventory we have asked. as i understand that it the iraqi government is investigating the events of the last couple of d
i know secretary hagel believes that that is exactly what we did but that was three years ago. to a degree the iraqi government has to speak to the proficiency of their armed forces. yes we have a small repair who has stayed at the embassy help advise-and-assist but it's not an overt act of training mission we got them through what we believe was inappropriate level of competency in 2011 and obviously the threats have changed too clearly but as i said earlier this is a sovereign country. these...
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and, secretary hagel, if i could turn your attention to iraq for a moment. the ya sizties are again surrounded in sinjar, 80% in under control of isis. this morning you spoke with iraq's new defense minister, and is he's willing to take the fight to isis. are you confident that u.s. ground gassers, forward -- forces, forward operating forces wouldn't make a difference in this fight? do you think it's time to reconsider that policy, those constraints on u.s. ground forces? >> [speaking in native tongue] >> [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: on the surface it seems that kim jong un is effectively controlling, exercising control. however, it's diplomatic isolation and its chronic economic crisis will in the long term increase instability. and there are many different threats that can arise from that instability, and the korean government and military are fully prepared against such threats. >> on your question, well, let me begin with my conversation, as you noted, with the new iraqi defense minister this morning. and i think admiral kirby read some of
and, secretary hagel, if i could turn your attention to iraq for a moment. the ya sizties are again surrounded in sinjar, 80% in under control of isis. this morning you spoke with iraq's new defense minister, and is he's willing to take the fight to isis. are you confident that u.s. ground gassers, forward -- forces, forward operating forces wouldn't make a difference in this fight? do you think it's time to reconsider that policy, those constraints on u.s. ground forces? >> [speaking in...
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later on, there will be a vote on whether to confirm senator hagel. the vote now is whether to bring this debate to an end. i hope we will so we can get on to the nomination vote. i yield the floor. i think it's noon and time for a vote. the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. the senator from oklahoma has 30 seconds remaining. the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: let me say that we -- everything has been said, not everyone has said it. however, i would like to make sure that everyone understands that the actual statements that were made by the former senator hagel in terms of the relationship of our country with israel and iran prior to the time that he was nominated, because many of those statements were changed at that time. i encourage the no vote on cloture. the presiding officer: the time is expired. under the previous order, the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bri
later on, there will be a vote on whether to confirm senator hagel. the vote now is whether to bring this debate to an end. i hope we will so we can get on to the nomination vote. i yield the floor. i think it's noon and time for a vote. the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. the senator from oklahoma has 30 seconds remaining. the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: let me say that we -- everything has been said, not everyone has said it. however, i would like to make sure that...
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thank you, secretary hagel. thank you all for being here. mr. speaker, leader mcconnell, leader reid. speaking for the commemorative partners senator johnny isakson what a beautiful presentation to set us off. commemorating the day 50 years ago when president johnson signed the order creating the vietnam service leader. 58 years later it is our privilege to come together to recognize and honor veterans and families of vietnam war. men and women whose strength and humility and valor echo so powerful through each of the letters that why were just read. highlighting values at the heart of this 50th year commemoration. as we recognize the courage and sacrifice of these men and women let us also recognize that we have not done full justice in meeting the needs of our vietnam era vets and their families. let us also recognize that the vietnam vets formed their own self-help grassroots organizations and i especially want to recognize one in my district in san francisco swords to plowshares founded in 1974. the decades have healed much of the emanyonety
thank you, secretary hagel. thank you all for being here. mr. speaker, leader mcconnell, leader reid. speaking for the commemorative partners senator johnny isakson what a beautiful presentation to set us off. commemorating the day 50 years ago when president johnson signed the order creating the vietnam service leader. 58 years later it is our privilege to come together to recognize and honor veterans and families of vietnam war. men and women whose strength and humility and valor echo so...
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let me underscore what senator hagel just said. if you just take a look at the way turkey looks at be -- missile defense verse is us the way poland looks at missile defense, geography makes a difference. and we will have agreement at the lisbon summit in just a couple of weeks, but it will be a careful agreement that takes into account turkey's sensibilities which i think is important. the other thing just for clarity, you heard one past member say it's unacceptable to have nuclear weapons in this iran, another one say one could contain, deter, live with. the atlantic council itself doesn't take positions, task force does. as you can see, this task force hasn't really decided that point, but i don't think it really has to. i think the, i think the questions that we need to get at is what should we be willing to accept? what levers do we have to actually determine that, and then how do we determine what we should be willing to accept? for example, it's not just could we contain iran, it's what do we do about proliferation in the wid
let me underscore what senator hagel just said. if you just take a look at the way turkey looks at be -- missile defense verse is us the way poland looks at missile defense, geography makes a difference. and we will have agreement at the lisbon summit in just a couple of weeks, but it will be a careful agreement that takes into account turkey's sensibilities which i think is important. the other thing just for clarity, you heard one past member say it's unacceptable to have nuclear weapons in...
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let me introduce you to another chuck hagel. this is the one who served in the ninth infantry division with his brother tom in 1968 during the vietnam war. these two enlisted soldiers were literally brothers in arms serving side by side.
let me introduce you to another chuck hagel. this is the one who served in the ninth infantry division with his brother tom in 1968 during the vietnam war. these two enlisted soldiers were literally brothers in arms serving side by side.
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secretary hagel said -- quote -- "the l.c.s. was designed to perform certain missions such as mine sweeping and anti-submarine warfare in a relatively permissive environment but we need to closely examine whether the l.c.s. has the independent production and firepower to operate and survive against a more advanced military adversary and emerging new technologies especially in the asia pacific. other department of defense leaders have expressed similar doubts about l.c.s.'s ability to survive qat combat situations. acting secretary of defense christine fox said in a speech on february 11, 2014, -- quote -- "niche platforms that conduct a certain mission in permissive environment have a valuable place in the navy's inventory yet we need more ships with the protection and firepower to survive against a more advanced military adversary." the prospect of sending l.c.s. into combat with the lives of american sailors at risk is even more chilling in aftermath of the government accountability office's july, 2013 report on l.c.s. early i
secretary hagel said -- quote -- "the l.c.s. was designed to perform certain missions such as mine sweeping and anti-submarine warfare in a relatively permissive environment but we need to closely examine whether the l.c.s. has the independent production and firepower to operate and survive against a more advanced military adversary and emerging new technologies especially in the asia pacific. other department of defense leaders have expressed similar doubts about l.c.s.'s ability to...
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secretary hammond, then i'd welcome your comments as well, secretary hagel. you seem to indicate this morning that in order to establish a chain of custody, the international community will likely need to wait for another tack to gain the right kind of evidence, is that correct? and have initial samples and evidence trails collected by both countries degraded over time? >> i think the point i was making this morning was that the fact that we have set out our intention to establish evidence of the nature and caliber that would be acceptable in a court of law since it very clear message to the regime that any use of chemical weapons in the future, which by definition generates the potential to collect that evidence, as the price. and i hope we are sending a message that will have a deterrent effect. i'm not a technical expert, but i don't think you need to be a technical expert to know that after any use of a chemical agent there will be a degradation over time of the evidence that can be collected, and from the point of view of constructing a chain of custody
secretary hammond, then i'd welcome your comments as well, secretary hagel. you seem to indicate this morning that in order to establish a chain of custody, the international community will likely need to wait for another tack to gain the right kind of evidence, is that correct? and have initial samples and evidence trails collected by both countries degraded over time? >> i think the point i was making this morning was that the fact that we have set out our intention to establish...
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that is why for many parts of the military secretary hagel chose to reduce capacity, the quantity of forces available for global engagement deterrence and crisis response. in order to ensure those forces were properly trained and clearly superior in arms and equipment. i also know mckinsey and others have written about the need to pare back the department overhead costs in the proverbial back office. the idea being that squeezing more savings out of that dock office copy the need to shrink the military further. during last year's skimmer we did take a hard look at the pentagon bureaucracy the office of the secretary of defense headquarters joint staff and agencies in field activities and found that some reductions are necessary in some savings are possible however achieving savings in the military proverbial tale takes several years and produces significantly less in bankable savings than is commonly believed. furthermore analysis shows that dod's headquarters structures comprise just over 2% of its personnel and 1% of its budget. one always said and done an enterprise of the u.s. mi
that is why for many parts of the military secretary hagel chose to reduce capacity, the quantity of forces available for global engagement deterrence and crisis response. in order to ensure those forces were properly trained and clearly superior in arms and equipment. i also know mckinsey and others have written about the need to pare back the department overhead costs in the proverbial back office. the idea being that squeezing more savings out of that dock office copy the need to shrink the...
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three successive sectors of defense, , sector hagel, secrety carter and secretary mattis -- >> if the gentleman will hold on for just a second. has it not been distributed? just a second. man, we were running smoothly. all right, everybody got it now? okay. gentleman may proceed. >> they wanted to trust but verify. [laughing] >> that just proves how fast it can work. three successive sectors of defense, sector hagel, secretary carter and mattis have to do clear deterrence is dod's quote highest priority mission, close quote. secretary mattis conducted a comprehensive clear eyed review of nuclear threat and u.s. nuclear posture. in the end secretary mattis concludes quote, we must look reality in the eye and see the world as it is, not as we wish it to become close quote. this stands in stark relief to the 2010 nuclear posture review which concluded quote, rush is not in any and is increasingly a partner, close quote. a new npr points at something that this committee has been briefed on for many years, foreign nuclear threats are growing not receiving. russia is the prime example. russ
three successive sectors of defense, , sector hagel, secrety carter and secretary mattis -- >> if the gentleman will hold on for just a second. has it not been distributed? just a second. man, we were running smoothly. all right, everybody got it now? okay. gentleman may proceed. >> they wanted to trust but verify. [laughing] >> that just proves how fast it can work. three successive sectors of defense, sector hagel, secretary carter and mattis have to do clear deterrence is...